Ἀπομώμοκα
I have sworn off
Translated by Jennifer Benedict14 Feb 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Meaning I have taken an oath against women.1 Also [sc. attested is the related participle] a)pomwmoko/tas ["them having sworn off"], [meaning them] having renounced. "And men as lovers parted the thighs of many boys, who have sworn off [sc. surrendering to them], near the end of their youth." Aristophanes in Birds [sc. writes this].2